An NHS trust has made a “full and unreserved apology” to almost 120 women over concerns they were the subject of unnecessary operations at the hands of a former hospital
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A doctor has been ordered to repay almost £67,000 to the NHS for diverting stolen cheques to his own bank accounts, NHS fraud investigators have said. Dr Aled Meirion Jones,
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Two agency nurses whose “gross failures” contributed to the death of a disabled woman were allowed to keep working at a care home because they “knew residents well”, a coroner
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Police have arrested two members of staff at a South Devon care home in connection with a Covid-19 outbreak that is believed to have caused multiple deaths. Nine deaths have
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A nurse has been charged with eight counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder following an investigation into baby deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit, police
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A care home nurse convicted of neglecting an 87-year-old resident who endured a “nightmare” ordeal and later died has been given a suspended jail term. Catalina Ferchiu (pictured) was found
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Three women have been charged after a police investigation into the alleged mistreatment of residents at a care home. Police revealed in May that they were examining complaints at Springvale
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A social worker who stole more than £550,000 from vulnerable adults and spent the cash on luxury watches and holidays has been jailed. Hilary Tideswell, 63, was given a sentence
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A care home manager who stole nearly £11,000 from an 81-year-old dementia sufferer to pay off her daughter’s loans has been spared jail. Carol Weeks got hold of the vulnerable
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The former head of a charity for the disabled has been jailed for five years for defrauding the charity’s pension fund of £256,000 to buy a holiday home in France
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